Fiat 500 Owner's Handbook Manual page 55

EMERGENCY TAILGATE OPENING
GETTING TO
To open the tailgate from the passenger's
KNOW YOUR
compartment if the car battery is flat or the electric
CAR
tailgate lock is faulty, proceed as follows (see
"Extending the boot" in this chapter):
❒ extract the rear head restraints
SAFETY
❒ fold the backrests over
❒ to unlock the tailgate mechanically, working from
the inside of the luggage compartment, use lever
STARTING AND
A fig. 55.
DRIVING
EXTENDING THE LUGGAGE
WARNING
COMPARTMENT
LIGHTS AND
The separate rear seats allow partial fig. 56 or total
MESSAGES
fig. 57 boot extension.
IN AN
EMERGENCY
SERVICING AND
MAINTENANCE
TECHNICAL
SPECIFICATIONS
INDEX
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PARTIAL EXTENSION (50/50)
(for versions/markets, where provided)
Proceed as follows:
❒ lift out rear seat head restraints (where provided)
with backrest released and tilted toward the
passenger compartment or with the tailgate open
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